Running an Elder Node

This guide walks you through running your own Elder node, from prerequisites to full node startup. Elder is powered by Cosmos-SDK and CometBFT, providing a robust foundation for rollup and blockchain infrastructure.

Prerequisites

Go v1.22 or higher installed
$GOPATH/bin added to your PATH (usually GOPATH=~/go/bin)
Git installed

Elder is in rapid development. Documentation and code may change. GitHub access is currently limited to early partners. Expect improvements as the project approaches public testnet.

1. Clone and Build Elder

# Clone the Elder repository
$ git clone https://github.com/0xElder/elder.git
$ cd elder

# Install dependencies
$ go mod tidy

# Build the Elder daemon
$ go build -o $GOPATH/bin ./cmd/elderd

# Verify installation
$ elderd --help

2. Initialize Node and Validator

# Initialize node config (replace 'eldertest' with your node name)
$ elderd init eldertest --chain-id elder
# This creates ~/.elder/{config, data}

3. Configure Node Settings

Edit the following files in ~/.elder/config:

app.toml
- min-gas-prices = "0elder"
client.toml
- keyring-backend = "test"

4. Add Keys to Test Keyring

$ elderd keys add alice
$ elderd keys add bob

5. Create Genesis Account & Validator

# Add genesis account
$ elderd genesis add-genesis-account bob 1000000000000000elder

# Generate validator transaction
$ elderd genesis gentx bob 10000000000elder

6. Collect Genesis Transactions & Start Node

$ elderd genesis collect-gentxs
$ elderd start

Your Elder full node is now running!

7. Enable API & gRPC (Optional)

To interact via REST or gRPC, update ~/.elder/config/app.toml:

gRPC
- grpc.enable = true
- grpc.address = "localhost:9090" (or 0.0.0.0:9090 for all IPs)
REST
- api.enable = true
- api.address = "tcp://localhost:1317" (or tcp://0.0.0.0:1317)

For advanced configuration, troubleshooting, and updates, see the official Elder node docs.

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Run an Elder Node

Running an Elder Node

Prerequisites

1. Clone and Build Elder

2. Initialize Node and Validator

3. Configure Node Settings

4. Add Keys to Test Keyring

5. Create Genesis Account & Validator

6. Collect Genesis Transactions & Start Node

7. Enable API & gRPC (Optional)

​Running an Elder Node

​Prerequisites

​1. Clone and Build Elder

​2. Initialize Node and Validator

​3. Configure Node Settings

​4. Add Keys to Test Keyring

​5. Create Genesis Account & Validator

​6. Collect Genesis Transactions & Start Node

​7. Enable API & gRPC (Optional)

Running an Elder Node

Prerequisites

1. Clone and Build Elder

2. Initialize Node and Validator

3. Configure Node Settings

4. Add Keys to Test Keyring

5. Create Genesis Account & Validator

6. Collect Genesis Transactions & Start Node

7. Enable API & gRPC (Optional)